| Paris 2024 Olympics Overview • The Paris 2024 Olympics, returning to the city for the first time since 1924. • It will be the first gender-balanced Games with equal male and female athletes. • New sports like breakdancing (Braking) will debut. • The event aims to be the most sustainable Olympics yet. |
- In the early hours of July 26, a coordinated sabotage attack targeted France’s high-speed rail network (TGV), causing significant disruption just before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
- This incident represents a symbolic blow to France’s technical prowess and has raised serious security concerns.
- The saboteurs set fire to critical optical fibers and other cables in ducts along the rail network.
- This method is reminiscent of previous attacks by extreme left groups, though no claims of responsibility have been made.
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